Prosecution in the case of the Great M-net Crash

Sep 26 15:14 UTC 2000

Continuing a news discussion from the previous Agora....
Proceedings get underway this week in the trial of the 17-year-old
who is accused by the State of Michigan of being the vandal who 
broke into M-net in June and caused its Great Crash.
 
Over on M-net, Willard writes:

#247 Michael Smallwood (willard) Tue, Sep 26, 2000 (10:24):
 I have been ordered to appear at 4133 Washtenaw Ave, which is the
 courthouse up at Hogback and Washtenaw, at 1:00 pm tomorrow, 9/27.

I'm entering this in case anyone from Grex wants to attend.

((Please, let's try to stay on topic and not heckle the witnesses
  in criminal proceedings, OK? ))

response 2 of 145:

Sep 26 16:40 UTC 2000

I must admit I'm sorely tempted...

response 4 of 145:

Sep 26 20:18 UTC 2000

I'm planning to show up and listen in anyway.

response 6 of 145:

Sep 26 21:16 UTC 2000

If you were subpoenaed you have to be there.

response 8 of 145:

Sep 27 02:18 UTC 2000

you mean mnet asked the state to pursue charges against him? isnt this
a bit much? I mean he's a kid who played a prank, a bad prank, but wasnt
much of the problem mnet's lack of adequate security for its type of
system?  I'd hate to see the courts clogged with cases of every kid who
hacks a suspect system.  Doesnt a system like mnet have to accept hacking
as something thats going to happen-- Imean jaywalking is illegal but youi
dont routinely prosecute people who runin themiddle of the street, because
there'stoomuch of that and you cant preventit for the most part.